Cash for gold?

It really chaps my ass. It seems that many MANY crime prevention groups out there advocate pacifism. It seems like I cannot turn around without hearing a story about the XXXXXXX association opposing good guys carrying guns, good guys learning to fight back, women fighting victimhood. When will the madness stop?

I don't mean to vent, but these policy makers often times don't know the first thing about violence. Either that or they are so out of touch with the real world, that they advocate dangerous shit with the best intentions.

So as a rebuttal to the victim/pacifist mentality, I go out of my way to report incidents that I find of badasses who defy those dumb rules and do something about the violence in their life.

http://www.wyff4.com/r/30076862/detail.html

Watch that left again.

Okay, watch it one more time.

Did you see it? The weight transfer! My goodness! Launching that stocky body like a missile is EXACTLY how you go for one punch knock out power. There was no follow up, no need for a second guess, JUST ONE MASSIVE HIT!

These are the types of mechanics that we all need. The guy didn't look perfect, but I can tell you his power was at 100%. Watch it ONE MORE TIME and look at the amount of ground he covered. You can't really tell what caused him to fall over, but the 3 step rule applies here. The guy got blasted what appears to be 8 feet.

Then watch him make the idiot clean it up. See where the blood ended up? That's some distance!

In conclusion, I want you all to have the confidence, mechanics, and ability to control your life that this guy has.

This guy is my "Badass of the Month"!

On the Subject of Animals

http://www.kare11.com/news/article/953156/391/Nine-arrested-after-brawl-at-Mall-of-America

Just saw caught this news last night. Although information seems to be sketchy, it seems the rumor of two famous rappers being at the MoA is at the heart of what started this brawl. It doesn't really matter what started it, take a look at the effect. Several fights and brawls started all over the peaceful place, this was not just one isolated fight. Also take note that the location was not some dark alley. It is someplace you have probably been yourself with your family.

A few lessons that stick in my head to take away from this:
- There are packs of wild animals out there, and closer than you probably think. Just because they aren't rabid at the moment doesn't mean it is wise to be in their proximity.

- When a fight goes down, don't think it is over when the two (or few) scrappers break up. When thugs get to fighting they get worked up and don't want to come down right away. Don't be surprised to see a second, third or fourth fight erupt in the wake of the first one, and by other people. When large scale brawls start, get away. Far away.

- Worried about 'profiling' or being judgmental? Screw that, it's your ass buddy. That is to say that your safety and the safety of your family rely on your instincts. Never worry about trying to justify your base instinct that a person, group of people, or a place doesn't feel right. Stuff that PC garbage in a hole where it belongs and listen to your instincts. If you don't like the feel of a place, take your family and leave. If things are getting bad, get inside somewhere that you can lock a door behind you. Just going into a crowded place might not be enough.

- Along the same lines, do not ignore your instincts because you think you are in a protected place. Safety is YOUR responsibility, that means you are your own best protector. Do you really feel confident wandering into a pack of fighting animals and expect someone else to come and save you? How long would it take for you to get stabbed and possibly killed? As we have established in class, it is about a nanosecond. Do you think a mall security guard will be there in time, or even if present, be able to stop it?

A story from 2008 drives these points home very well:
http://www.plamerican.com/view/full_story/13772840/article-Men-accused-of-beating-father-at-Valleyfair

If you feel having a cell phone on you provides security, think again. This is one of the greatest illusions out there, especially among parents thinking that their child having a cell phone provides them safety. Sure it does, when they are stranded and need a ride home but when seconds count and real danger is there, a cell phone is the equivalent to holding a KitKat bar. It won't stop a beating or rape, and cannot summon help anywhere near fast enough - even if there is time to make a call, which there probably isn't.

Also note that Valleyfair has it's own police and, despite being close at hand, could not get to or stop the beat down. You probably spend all of your life farther away from police assistance than the father who was hospitalized during this attack. Don't count on outside help because it is likely not going to come. You must be ready to handle your own safety.

This should be a sobering wake up call. It's your ass, buddy!

Dempsey / Carpentier Training

We do a lot of this stuff. Thought y'all might be interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQmVh1vX7mA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgQtbvbniE8

JTH

Edit 12-28-2011 to fix hyperlinks.

New Poll and Schedule

Hey everyone!

Class on Sunday was something different that what we typically do on Sundays. Please take a moment of time to write your thoughts in the comment section and vote on the Poll. Feedback helps make class better and lets me know where you are at.

Class on Sunday will be canceled to do Christmas. Many of you might have Monday off in observance of Christmas. If we can find a venue, we might be able to hold a class on Monday in observance of class!

Let me know if you could make a class on Monday!

Targeting and Human Anatomy Part 4: Foot

As you can all see from my picture, the foot actually has two targets on it. One being the ankle, the other being the toes/top of foot.

I'm going to go ahead and roll these both into one part because they are too similar to spread between multiple posts.

I remember teaching self defense at another location, and they always wanted us to teach foot stomps. For whatever reason, this was considered a "go to" move. First thing you do, stomp the foot. The tried to sell the foot stomp as if it was something from a bugs bunny cartoon. Upon stomping a foot, they would have you believe that they attacker would lift the damaged foot up, hold it with both hands, and hop around on the other leg yelling "ouchy!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spz6foT1oSk

Here on planet earth, we know better. This is a strike that I think we are all familiar with. If you have ever been to a metal concert, a riot, or the mall of america, you know what it's like to have your foot stepped on.

Yes it hurts.

However, if you have ever tried to administer such a stomp, you know that a brief moment of bad tap dancing makes this very difficult to land. Additionally, there are many MANY documented incidents of the person having bones broken in their foot and not knowing about it, or just fighting through without hesitation.

So how do you do a foot stomp correctly? MAYBE crank it from a green to a blue? Here are some things to consider:

-Put on weight.
-Wear work boots. Tiny kung fu slippers won't cut it.

In my personal opinion, the foot stomp works best as a piece of a move, not A move.

Here's what I mean:

Stomping on the foot hurts. You could break some bones, you could even cause mechanical failure. However, if you step on a foot with a drop step, then deck the guy on a spot (like The Mark), it adds damage. We talk about this much with throws too. You all know what I mean!

So go ahead and use foot stomps, but just be aware that they are not fight enders!

See you all at class!